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Propellerheads is a British big beat music band made up of electronic producers Will White and Alex Gifford. The term “Propellerhead” is californian slang for a computer nerd, and when Gifford and White heard a friend from California drop this into conversation, they thought it the perfect name for their band.
Their first release was an EP named Dive!, published in 1996 through independent label wall of sound. They gained fame the next year by providing a remix for Bond composer David Arnold’s Bond tribute album Shaken & Stirred covering John Barry’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the theme song to the sixth James Bond film, re-orchestrated by Arnold. The single “History Repeating” followed, a collaboration with jazz diva Shirley Bassey, fusing big beat with jazz.
Their only album to date is Decksandrumsandrockandroll, released in 1998 by Wall of Sound in the UK and Europe and DreamWorks in the US and Japan. The Dreamworks versions include collaborations with hip hop veterans De La Soul and Jungle Brothers, and the Japanese version is a sought-after 2 Disc Special Edition including some of their earlier singles. A track from the album, “Spybreak!”, became widely known after its use in the famous lobby scene in The Matrix.
After touring for their hit album, Will White fell ill.
Their first release was an EP named Dive!, published in 1996 through independent label wall of sound. They gained fame the next year by providing a remix for Bond composer David Arnold’s Bond tribute album Shaken & Stirred covering John Barry’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the theme song to the sixth James Bond film, re-orchestrated by Arnold. The single “History Repeating” followed, a collaboration with jazz diva Shirley Bassey, fusing big beat with jazz.
Their only album to date is Decksandrumsandrockandroll, released in 1998 by Wall of Sound in the UK and Europe and DreamWorks in the US and Japan. The Dreamworks versions include collaborations with hip hop veterans De La Soul and Jungle Brothers, and the Japanese version is a sought-after 2 Disc Special Edition including some of their earlier singles. A track from the album, “Spybreak!”, became widely known after its use in the famous lobby scene in The Matrix.
After touring for their hit album, Will White fell ill.
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Propellerheads - Crash!
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Propellerheads - Crash!
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Take California
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Spybreak!
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History Repeating
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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Velvet Pants
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Winning Style
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Better?
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A Number of Microphones
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Bang On!
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Cominagetcha
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Bigger?
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You Want It Back
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Shoutbox
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ethanethan wrote:
descksandrumsandrockandroll continues to blow my mind...
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ryanjrose wrote:
Are these guys still making music?
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musicyoda wrote:
yyeeeehehehehe! find out about youtube.com random music video gadget / widget for your blog made by your's truly! (if you can find it)
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Ganz_De_Ville wrote:
check it out > > http://www.lastfm.it/music/Ganz+De+Ville
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sawylka wrote:
fucking adrenaline
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Nov4noise wrote:
this album is pure fucking adrenaline
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mattsspeed wrote:
my favorite electronic...
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katarsys wrote:
new album. now. D:
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spitfireLV wrote:
BIGBEAT \M/
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myself37 wrote:
no
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fredbox1991 wrote:
would anyone like to send me some songs from decksandrumsandrockandroll? princessconswayler@hotmail.co.uk
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Timbo93 wrote:
I second asunius!
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trancemw13 wrote:
Fuck...ng, great music! Got Power! Got style! :) Only one album...:(
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LoveThe90s wrote:
These guys are awesome! I wonder if I keep rewatching The Matrix just to hear Spybreak?
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reaktion wrote:
ONE OF THE GREATEST AND MORE ELUSIVE GROUPS EVER....I FEEL SO LUCKY HAVING THIS CD ON MI HANDS. THE EXCITEMENT IS GROWING FOR THE NEXT ALBUM, BUT, WILL THERE EVER BE ONE?? IT WOULD BE SO BAD IF NOT... THAT MUCH TALENT CAN'T BE OVER.
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MANGUSTAMUSIC wrote:
TOP CHOICE, WHAT TALENT. BEST ON LAST.FM GIVE US MORE FIX.
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asunius wrote:
prodigy and propellerheads...............are masters
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Ariues2 wrote:
gr8 album
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burntsystems wrote:
I was told several times while playing live...that we sounded like these guys? Don't see it but dig'em anyhow!
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Tehpaco wrote:
Decksanddrumsandrockandroll= win
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